Solar industry puts forward emergency £1 solar rescue plan

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Published: Tuesday, 27 October 2015 13:21

The solar industry is putting forward an emergency rescue plan for British solar which will cost just £1 on bills in 2019 as an alternative to the Government’s proposed cuts to the Feed-in Tariff for the technology. [1]

Big Commercial Solar Roofs and Farms Face Major Cut in Support

IRENA Says Solar PV Leading Falling Renewable Energy Costs

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Published: Tuesday, 24 February 2015 07:56

The cost of generating power from renewable energy sources has reached parity or dropped below the cost of fossil fuels for many technologies in many parts of the world, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) revealed in a new report today.

STA Amends Influential 10 Commitments on Solar Farms to Include Community Investment Offer

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Published: Tuesday, 24 February 2015 07:18

The Solar Trade Association has revised its influential ‘10 Commitments' [1] on the development of solar farms to support the Department for Energy and Climate Change's push for greater levels of local and community ownership.

Britain Now Boasts over 650,000 Solar PV Installations of all Shapes and Sizes

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Published: Wednesday, 04 February 2015 08:24

Official Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) figures out today show that solar electricity generation almost doubled over the course of last year, with almost 5GW of capacity at the end of 2014 up from 2.8GW at the end of 2013. This is enough power to supply the equivalent of 1.5million homes.